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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in engineering at San Jose State, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering at Portland State University, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Reno is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 40% of the engineering majors at the school.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at UNLV, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#10

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,121
Washington 939
Oregon 555
Nevada 169
Hawaii 63
Alaska 32

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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